Should Corneal Transplant Donors Be Screened for Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type III Antibody?

Determination of Cadaveric Antibody against HIV in Vitreous Humor of HIV-Positive Patients: Potential Use in Corneal Transplantation

“…The main drawback of this examination, when required postmortem, is the difficulty of obtaining blood [3], a prob lem which can only be overcome of the proce dure is adopted during autopsy or cardiac puncture is used. The vitreous cavity, however, can easily be reached and is supposed by the authors to remain unaltered for a 12-hour peri od following death as far as its biochemical structure is concerned [4].…”

“…Another advantage of this technique is that, despite the rich vascular coat involving the eye [4], the material can be collected without having contact with blood or causing any structural damage that may prevent its future use for donation of the cornea or the sclera.…”

Determination of Cadaveric Antibody against HIV in Vitreous Humor of HIV-Positive Patients: Potential Use in Corneal Transplantation

“…The main drawback of this examination, when required postmortem, is the difficulty of obtaining blood [3], a prob lem which can only be overcome of the proce dure is adopted during autopsy or cardiac puncture is used. The vitreous cavity, however, can easily be reached and is supposed by the authors to remain unaltered for a 12-hour peri od following death as far as its biochemical structure is concerned [4].…”

“…Another advantage of this technique is that, despite the rich vascular coat involving the eye [4], the material can be collected without having contact with blood or causing any structural damage that may prevent its future use for donation of the cornea or the sclera.…”

Determination of Cadaveric Antibody against HIV in Vitreous Humor of HIV-Positive Patients: Potential Use in Corneal Transplantation

“…The main drawback of this examination, when required postmortem, is the difficulty of obtaining blood [3], a prob lem which can only be overcome of the proce dure is adopted during autopsy or cardiac puncture is used. The vitreous cavity, however, can easily be reached and is supposed by the authors to remain unaltered for a 12-hour peri od following death as far as its biochemical structure is concerned [4].…”

“…Another advantage of this technique is that, despite the rich vascular coat involving the eye [4], the material can be collected without having contact with blood or causing any structural damage that may prevent its future use for donation of the cornea or the sclera.…”

Determination of Cadaveric Antibody against HIV in Vitreous Humor of HIV-Positive Patients: Potential Use in Corneal Transplantation

“…The main drawback of this examination, when required postmortem, is the difficulty of obtaining blood [3], a prob lem which can only be overcome of the proce dure is adopted during autopsy or cardiac puncture is used. The vitreous cavity, however, can easily be reached and is supposed by the authors to remain unaltered for a 12-hour peri od following death as far as its biochemical structure is concerned [4].…”

“…Another advantage of this technique is that, despite the rich vascular coat involving the eye [4], the material can be collected without having contact with blood or causing any structural damage that may prevent its future use for donation of the cornea or the sclera.…”